NASA Cancels Lunar Gateway, Shifts Focus to Moon Surface Base
NASA has announced it is abandoning plans for an orbiting Lunar Gateway space station, with its head Jared Isaacman confirming the suspension of construction. The agency will instead allocate $20 billion to construct a permanent base on the Moon's surface within the next seven years, utilizing components originally intended for the orbital station as part of the Artemis program.
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